Mike Johnson Says Pentagon Wants $350 Billion To Fight 'Communism On Our Own Shores' And Much Of The Request Is Classified

House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging Congress to approve a largely classified $350 billion defence package, framing it as necessary to confront threats abroad and 'communism' at home. (Credit: U.S. Secretary of Defense)

House Speaker Mike Johnson wants Congress to approve one of the largest defence cash injections in American history, and he says lawmakers will learn what much of it is for behind closed doors.

The Louisiana Republican told reporters on Tuesday that House Republicans would be briefed by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon that evening on a £261 billion ($350 billion) White House funding request, made amid the ongoing war with Iran.